May 1977

Issues 1970s 1977

CONTENTS

MAIL

INCEST IS A FAMILY AFFAIR I just read your article on Queen by Billy Altman and I hated it, in fact, I think it sucked out loud! I have most of the magazines on Queen and I never read a most rotten [Definitely, sic!—Ed.] article. If you write about a group you should build them up, not put them down.

CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE

ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION: "A Rock and Roll Alternative" (Polydor)::If these guys actually sounded as if their studio was located (as it is) in a Georgia industrial parkfluorescent light through the pines and so forth—the general improvement in clarity and inventiveness might be interesting: imagine, a Southern band with urban allegiances.

ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

ROCK STARS ARE JUST LIKE YOU AND ME: When Nils Lofgren decided to cover main squeeze Keith Richard's "Happy" on his new I Came To Dance disc, since he was going to print lifter notes on the album sleeve, he had to find out exactly what Keith was muttering-uhsinging.

THE BEAT GOES ON

Barry Dillon

SANTA MONICA, CA— "The last official get-together I had with The Monkees was when they gave me a six dollar watch upon my retirement from the group", recalled Peter Tork, 34, the first to leave the TV super-group back in 1968. "They all chipped in, and even had it engraved.

BURTON CUMMINGS’ DIET TIPS

Darcy Diamond

I've met my share of heavy rock 'n' rollers.

An Afternoon With Some Nice Guys...

Darcy Diamond

The rococco lobby of the Ambassador Hotel is infested with business men and conventioneers.

Features

HIGH SCHOOL NEVER ENDS!

Toby Goldstein

Who was this individual that promised to break all the rules about being a rock 'n' roll woman and making it only on music?

Features

IN SEARCH OF THIN LIZZY

Patrick Goldstein

(Our reporter is late for another very important date.)

Features

A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN

Kris Nicholson

Queen's music is like strong mouthwash. It takes my breath away but that initial rush is as temporary as it is abrupt.

BLUE OYSTER CULT

(Pronounced “Boy Howdy!”)

Features

MORE THAN JUST A BOOB TUBE

Stephen Demorest

The oldest song on Television's Marquee Moon album is about the arms of Venus de Milo.

Rock Stars Talk Back

Dozens listen.

Letter From Britain

How Low Can You Get?

Simon Frith

I'm quite touched that Lisa Robinson likes our Sex Pistols.

Stars Cars

GEORGE McCORKLE

DICK CLARK: Not of This Earth?

Fifty years old but he doesn't look a day older than a clean urinal.

Confessions of a FILM FOX

Singers and actors are swapping jobs these days, the latest switch featuring Cher, who's rumored to be hankering to remake The Enchanted Cottage. She's also said to be vying (along with Diana Ross?) for the attentions of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, who's currently shopping for a leading lady for his first American film, The Merry Widow.

It's the Boss

Richard Robinson

Whistle a few bars of "Radio Ethiopia". Go into a closet and repeat the performance. Go into the bathroom and do the same unless, of course, that's where you were reading when you turned to this page. Notice how the sound changes from situation to situation.